Syed Mahbubul AlamLLM Technical Consultant The Union Health Development Surcharge In 201415 financial budgets 1 surcharges on all tobacco products is a milestone initiative of the Government of Bangladesh to protect public health ID: 787530
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Overview of local laws and the current situation in using health development surcharge in Bangladesh
Syed Mahbubul
Alam,LL.M
Technical Consultant, The Union
Slide2Health Development Surcharge
In 2014-15 financial budgets, 1% surcharges on all tobacco products is a milestone initiative of the Government of Bangladesh to protect public health.
In 1
st
July 2014 National Board of Revenue (NBR) pass passed rules to collect surcharge from all tobacco products
Slide3Govt. Initiative
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare formed a committee to prepared draft proposal to use of health development surcharge.
Committee members are
Additional Secretary, (Public Health & WHO) MOH
Deputy Secretary ( WHO) MOH
Deputy Secretary, MOPA & MOCAT
Deputy Secretary, (Budget) MOH
Representative, NCDC Line Director.
Representative, WHO
Representative, The Union
Representation, CTFK
Committee reviewed
of
different law, policies
and formation of existing foundations in Bangladesh.
Prepared a initial draft document.
Slide4Capacity
Building
Around 210 NGOs’ representative are highly orientated about
the Sustainable funning
issues during the 7
Divisional workshops
organized by WBB Trust
Organize National Level Conference on Sustainable Funding.
Slide5Public Support Campaign
During WNTD
2015,
over 60 organizations organized various programs and demanded to establish a Health Promotion Foundation to ensure sustainable funding for TC.
Slide6Sensitize Policy Makers
Parliamentary members and policy makers has sensitized about sustainable funding issues
Slide7Govt. Institution
Sharing meeting with government organizations
Slide8CSO
and Academy
Leading CSO such as POBA, BAPA, Public Health Foundation support to establish a institute for sustainable funding.
Bangladesh University and Health Science and Dhaka International University actively working on HPF issue.
Slide9Media Work
Slide10Thanks